Daminette December

2022: 9-Tangled

Marinette was eager to help the Waynes' decorate the manor for Christmas. They had wrapped garland on the staircase banister. Tim had wrapped the tree in lights. Jason was getting all the ornament boxes, while Dick was finding places for the mistletoe. Alfred was out of the house, picking up the girls from the airport and Bruce was still at the office. Marinette was starting to wrap the tinsel around the tree, with Damian keeping the ladder in place.

"Oi, Dick, you can't put mistletoe everywhere!" Jason complained.

"Try and stop me!" he cried out.

"I don't want to kiss anyone here!" Jason shouted, beginning to chase the elder Wayne brother around.

In the midst of the chaos, Dick hit a leg of the ladder and tripped. Jason froze. Dick quickly scrambled away, as the ladder rocked for a moment. Damian held the ladder, but Marinette became unbalanced. She fell and gripped the tinsel.

"Got you, Angel." Damian spoke.

Marinette sighed in relief. Neither of them had expected Titus to rush by and drag the remaining tinsel along. Damian felt his legs give under him and held onto Marinette tight, as he took the brunt of the fall. Marinette and Damian ended up tangled even further in the tinsel. Marinette opened her eyes and found herself face to face with Damian. Her cheeks flamed red being so close to him. Marinette knew she was Damian's friend, even if she did have a tiny crush on him, but she didn't want him to know that.

A flash caught her eye. Her and Damian turned and saw Jason taking pictures with his phone. Tim was passed out on the couch, courtesy of swapping his coffee to decaf and Dick was busy chasing Titus around the room.

"I'm sorry, Damian." Marinette whispered, turning away from the phone.

Damian attempted to look at her, but couldn't see her face. He settled for a reassuring squeeze.

"You have no reason to apologize." He replied, "You didn't do aything wrong."

"I know you don't like physical contact." Mari answered.

"This time, it's okay." he whispered, "You respect my boundaries. I'd rather catch you then watch you fall. I don't want you hurt."

"Thank you, Damian." she said.

"Are you gonna keep taking pictures Todd or help us?" Damian growled, "We still have to fix the tree before everyone gets here."

Jason sighed and put his phone away.

Marinette whispered, "Leave the phone to me."

Damian wasn't sure how she was gonna do anything, but Jason was finally untangling them.

Marinette winced, as Jason helped her to her feet. Damian quickly glared at Todd and frowned. He looked around the room and it was a mess. Drake was passed out; mission accomplished. Grayson was still chasing Titus around the manor.

"Todd, fix the tree." He demanded, "I'll take care of Titus. We don't want another accident. I'll send Grayson to help you."

Damian picked up Marinette and set her down on the couch, opposite of Tim.

"Once I have Titus, I'll be back with ice." he spoke.

"No." Marinette replied, "It's-It's okay. Just let me rest for a bit."

Jason frowned, "Sorry Pixie. I should have helped you both sooner."

Marinette waved off his concern, "I'm clumsy. I probably would have fallen one way or another."